Scholarships and Awards

We recommend students to apply for both internal and external scholarships and awards. Students can find more information about scholarships and awards that are applicable to psychology graduate students at Internal + Donor Funded Awards and Awards + Funding.

Current students have applied and been awarded the following scholarships and awards:

Department of Psychology Conference Travel Fund

Graduate Fellowship; please review below for the Department of Psychology's additional criteria for Graduate Fellowship.

Arthur and Ancie Fouks Graduate Entrance Award in Public Service

Bert Henry Memorial Graduate Entrance Scholarship

Kruger Products Bicultural Graduate Entrance Fellowship

Simons Foundation Doctoral Entrance Fellowship

Alexis Unrau Memorial Graduate Award in Law and Forensic Psychology

IODE Seaman Morley Scott Memorial Graduate Scholarship

Laurine Harrison Graduate Thesis Award

Marilyn Bowman Graduate Scholarship in Psychology

Michael Stevenson Graduate Scholarship

Annie and Leon Josefowicz Memorial Award

Knud George Pedersen International Graduate Students Fund Endowment

M.D. Angus & Associates Graduate Fellowship in Psychology

Robert Russell Family/First Nations Graduate Award

William & Ada Isabelle Steel Memorial Graduate Scholarship

Please note that current graduate psychology students will be informed as soon as possible by the graduate program assistant when the awards noted above are accepting applications.

In addition, students applied and have been awarded the external tri-agency awards Canada Graduate Scholarship - Master's Program and Canada Graduate Scholarship - Doctoral Program (SSHRC, CIHR, NSERC, Vanier).

If you have any questions about the Department's internal award (e.g., donored funded awards, Graduate Fellowships, etc.) deadlines and requirements, please contact Kathy Nguyen, Graduate Program Assistant, at psycgrad@sfu.ca.

Department of Psychology's criteria for Graduate Fellowship (GF):

Graduate fellowships, valued between $1,000.00 - $7,000.00, will be adjudicated based on:

University Requirements: see the Terms of Reference.
Additional criteria for our Department:
1. Graduate cumulative GPA of at least 3.5/4.33.
2. Students' length of time in their degree program and the total amount of scholarships and awards funding received will be considered in GF adjudication process.
3. Evidence of successful progress in degree program, as indicated by timely completion of course work, successful completion of comprehensive exams (PhD), scholarly activity and Supervisor's /Committee's/Departmental assessment of student's progress toward thesis research and writing.
The Committee will not (normally) recommend students for funding who have:
1. The Committee will not (normally) recommend students for funding who have an unsatisfactory progress review in the year preceding the date of application.
2. Students currently funded by a major scholarship/fellowship valued at $17,000 or more, or students on internship, are not eligible for this competition.
3. Incoming students who are already offered a GF are not eligible to apply and receive another GF within the same academic year.

Department Graduate Student Conference Travel Fund 2025-2026

Terms of Reference

The Department of Psychology Graduate Student Conference Travel Fund provides support for conference travel expenses for conference presenters.

Value

$100 - $600

Eligibility criteria

· Must have been admitted to a MA or PhD program in the Department of Psychology before Fall 2025. Eligible applicants will have received an admission recommendation letter from the Psychology Department Chair that lists the “Department Graduate Student Conference Travel Fund” in the funding sources.

· Must be a first author of a paper or poster accepted for presentation at a recognized professional meeting.

Eligible expenses

· Travel expenses associated with the conference (air; rail; etc.), accommodation, registration, ground transfers, and meals

· Expenses must have been incurred between March 1, 2025 and February 28, 2026

· Conference Travel Fund recipients cannot claim expenses already covered by other awards/grants/funds.

Application instructions

To apply: Apply through GA3: Log into https://gradawards.sfu.ca/, select the Graduate Student Conference Travel Fund in the list of competitions, and complete the webform.

· Upload confirmation of your participation in the conference as first author, e.g. a copy of the conference program.

· Upload original copies of receipts and supporting documentation (including confirmation of presentation acceptance, boarding passes, e-ticket, hotel and taxi receipts, etc.). Meals can be reimbursed using either receipts or a per diem rate.

Application deadline

March 1, 2026

Queries can be directed to psycrsch@sfu.ca

Other funds for travel expenses: Please see Graduate Travel and Research Award (TARA)

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